Alfred (name)
Alfred is a male given name of Old High German origin.
Origin and meaning
The name originally goes back to the old German name Alfrad . This consists of the two Old High German words alb for “nature spirit” and rad for “counselor”. The English version of this name, Alfred , became increasingly popular on the British island in the 9th century , partly because of Alfred the Great . The English version later found its way into German.
variants
- Alfredas
- Alfredo
The female form is Alfreda .
distribution
The name Alfred was a popular first name in Germany at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. It was among the top ten most popular boy names in a year in the 1910s. Its popularity declined sharply in the 1950s, and it has hardly been used since the early 1970s.
name day
- Name day is October 28th, see also the list of name days .
Name bearer
Real people
- Alfred the Great (848–899), King of the Western Saxons
- Alfred (Sherborne) († 943), Bishop of Sherborne
- Alfred (Worcester) († 1160), English clergyman, Bishop of Worcester
- Alfred I. zu Windisch-Graetz (1787–1862), Austrian field marshal
- Alfred II zu Windisch-Grätz (1819–1876), Austrian military
- Alfred III. zu Windisch-Grätz (1851–1927), Austrian politician
- Alfred Ætheling (1012-1036), English pretender to the throne
- Alfred Althus (1888–1943), German anti-fascist and media politician
- Alfred Andersch (1914–1980), German writer
- Alfred Aufdenblatten (1897–1975), Swiss cross-country skier
- Alfred Baxmann (* 1949), German politician (SPD), mayor of Burgdorf
- Alfred Biolek (* 1934), German entertainer
- Alfred Birlem (1888–1956), German football referee
- Alfred Birnschein (1908–1990), German painter and graphic artist
- Alfred von Böckmann (1859–1921), German general
- Alfred Bohl (1909–1989), German actor and voice actor
- Alfred de Bougy (1814–1871), French writer
- Alfred Braun (1888–1978), German radio reporter and radio play director
- Alfred Brendel (* 1931), Austro-British pianist
- Alfred (Fred) Breinersdorfer (* 1946), German screenwriter and lawyer
- Alfred Büchi (1879–1959), Swiss engineer
- Alfred Bütow (1902–1986), German production designer
- Alfred A. Cohn (1880–1951), American screenwriter
- Alfred E. Cohn (1879–1957), American cardiologist
- Alfred Courmes (1898–1993), French painter
- Alfred de Musset (1810–1857), French writer
- Alfred de Vigny (1797–1863), French writer
- Alfréd Deésy (1877–1961), Hungarian film director and actor
- Alfred Delp (1907–1945), German Jesuit and resistance fighter
- Alfred Döblin (1878–1957), German doctor and writer
- Alfred Dregger (1920–2002), German politician
- Alfred Fahr (* 1949), German pharmacist
- Alfred Fikentscher (1888–1979), German medical officer
- Alfred Fröhlich (pharmacologist) (1871–1953), Austrian pharmacologist
- Alfred Gilks (1891–1970), American cameraman
- Alfred Grenander (1863–1931), Swedish architect
- Alfred Grosser (* 1925), German-French publicist, sociologist and political scientist
- Alfred Gusenbauer (* 1960), Austrian Federal Chancellor
- Alfréd Hajós (1878–1955), Hungarian swimmer and architect
- Alfred Herrhausen (1930–1989), German bank manager
- Alfred Day Hershey (1908–1997), American chemist
- Alfred E. Hierold (* 1941), German canon lawyer
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British director
- Alfred Hoffmann (painter) (1898–1987), German painter
- Alfred Hoffmann (resistance fighter) (1900– ??), German resistance fighter
- Alfred Hoffmann (economic historian) (1904–1983), Austrian economic historian
- Alfred Hoffmann (sinologist) (1911–1997), German sinologist
- Alfred Hoffmann (ice hockey player) (1914 – after 1956), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Alfred Hoffmann (clergyman) (* 1958), Roman Catholic clergyman and vicar general of the Görlitz diocese
- Alfred T. Hoffmann (* 1949), German social worker
- Alfred Jodl (1890–1946), German colonel general
- Alfred Kalmus (1889–1972), Austro-British music publisher
- Alfred Kaminski (* 1964), German football coach
- Alfred Kerr (1867–1948), German writer, theater critic and journalist
- Alfred Kolodniak (* 1931), German politician (SED)
- Alfred Krupp (1812–1887), German inventor and industrialist
- Alfred Lessing (author) (* 1921), German Sinto, musician, Holocaust survivor and author
- Alfred Lessing (musician) (1930–2013), German musician
- Alfred Lion (1908–1987), German jazz producer and label founder
- Alfred Moisiu (* 1929), Albanian politician
- Alfred Mürset (1860–1910), Swiss senior medical officer
- Alfred Neubauer (1891–1980), German racing driver and race director
- Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), Swedish chemist
- Alfred Nussbaumer (* 1956), Austrian computer scientist and textbook author
- Alfred Poier (* 1967), Austrian cabaret artist, see Alf Poier
- Alfred Polgar (1873–1955), Austrian writer and critic
- Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935) US industrialist
- Alfred Rainer (politician) (1921–1966), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Alfred Rainer (Nordic Combiner) (1987–2008), Austrian Nordic Combiner
- Alfred Randt (1899–1945), German resistance fighter
- Alfred Reed (1880–1956), American country musician, see Blind Alfred Reed
- Alfred (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (1844–1900), Prince of Great Britain
- Alfred von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899), Hereditary Prince and heir to the throne of the dual duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Alfred von Sareshel , English philosopher
- Alfred Schieske (1908–1970), German actor
- Alfred Schlosser (* 1929), Austrian sculptor
- Alfred Schön (* 1962), German soccer player
- Alfred Schreuder (* 1972), Dutch football coach
- Alfred Stöger (1900–1962), Austrian actor, director and producer
- Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), German Grand Admiral
- Alfred Waldis (1919–2013), Swiss museum director
- Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), German polar explorer
- Alfred Woltz (1861–1935), German architect and building officer
- Alfred Zahn (1903–1972), German journalist
Fictional characters
- Alfred Builder, from The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Alfred Pennyworth , Bruce Wayne's butler, see list of characters from the DC universe #Alfred Pennyworth
- Alfred J. Kwak , a cartoon character
- Alfred E. Neumann , cover boy for MAD magazine
- Alfred Tetzlaff , the "disgusting Alfred" from the television series One Heart and One Soul
- Alfred Ill, from The Visit of the Old Lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- Alfred F. Jones, the personification of the USA from the web manga and anime Hetalia: Axis Powers
- Alfred, from the musical and film Dance of the Vampires
Name form Alfredo
- Alfredo Alcaín (* 1936), Spanish painter
- Alfredo Alcala (1925–2000), Filipino comic artist, cartoonist and painter
- Alfredo Alves Reinado (1968–2008), East Timorese freedom fighter
- Alfredo Angeli (1927–2005), Italian documentary filmmaker and film director
- Alfredo De Angelis (1910–1992), Argentine musician
- Alfredo Antoniozzi (* 1956), Italian politician
- Alfredo Arciero (* 1966), Italian filmmaker
- Alfredo Bai (1913–1980), Italian artist
- Alfredo Baldomir (1884–1948), Uruguayan soldier, architect and politician
- Alfredo Balloni (* 1989), Italian road cyclist
- Alfredo Bannenberg (1901–1978), German puppeteer, variety artist and author
- Alfredo Battistini (1953–2008), Italian-Swiss sculptor, draftsman and sportsman
- Alfredo Bauer (1924–2016), Austrian-Argentine doctor and writer
- Alfredo Bevilacqua (1874–1942), Argentine tango composer and pianist
- Alfredo Binda (1902–1986), Italian racing cyclist
- Alfredo Maria Bonanno (* 1937), Italian insurrectionalist
- Alfredo Bortoluzzi (1905–1995), Italian dancer, choreographer and set designer
- Alfredo Brilhante da Costa (1904–1980), Brazilian soccer player
- Alfredo Bryce Echenique (* 1939), Peruvian writer, literary scholar and lawyer
- Alfredo Bufano (1895–1950), Argentine writer
- Alfredo Cappellini (1828–1866), Piedmontese and Italian naval officer
- Alfredo Casado (1935–2011), Spanish film director
- Alfredo Casella (1883–1947), Italian composer
- Alfredo Castelli (* 1947), Italian comic book author
- Alfredo Castiglioni (1937-2016), Italian documentary filmmaker and author
- Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893), Italian opera composer
- Alfredo Castillo Cervantes , Mexican lawyer
- Alfredo Chiàppori (* 1943), Italian comic book artist and illustrator
- Alfredo Corda (1922–1978), Swiss tenor
- Alfredo Cristiani Burkard (* 1947), politician and president in El Salvador
- Alfredo Daza (* 1975), Mexican baritone
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014), Argentine-Spanish soccer player and coach
- Alfredo Dornheim (1909–1969), Argentinian Germanist and university professor
- Alfredo Duhalde (1898–1985), Chilean interim president
- Alfredo Duvergel (* 1968), Cuban boxer
- Alfredo Edmead (1956–1974), Dominican baseball player
- Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro (1927-2010), Argentine bishop
- Alfredo Esteves (* 1976), East Timorese football player.
- Alfredo Ferrari (1932–1956), Italian engineer
- Alfredo Fígaro (* 1984), Dominican baseball player
- Alfredo Foglino (1892–1968), Uruguayan football player and coach
- Alfredo Foni (1911–1985), Italian football player
- Alfredo Gargiullo (1906–1928), Italian sprinter
- Alfredo Giannetti (1924–1995), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Alfredo Gómez Jaime (1878-1946), Colombian poet
- Alfredo González Flores (1877–1962), President of Costa Rica
- Alfredo Häberli (* 1964), designer and architect
- Alfredo Jaar (* 1956), Chilean artist
- Alfredo Jones Brown (1876–1950), Uruguayan architect
- Alfredo Keil (1850–1907), Portuguese composer, painter and collector
- Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), Spanish singer and singing teacher
- Alfredo de Lacerda Maia († 1887), Portuguese military and colonial administrator
- Alfredo Lardelli (1956–2015), Swiss entrepreneur and murderer
- Alfredo Lim (1929-2020), Filipino politician
- Alfredo Lucero (* 1979), Argentine road cyclist
- Alfredo Marceneiro (1891–1982) Portuguese fado singer
- Alfredo Marcucci (1929–2010), Argentinian bandoneonist and conductor
- Alfredo Marte (* 1989), professional Dominican baseball player
- Alfredo Massazza (1943-2004), Italian archer
- Alfredo Mayo (1911–1985), Spanish actor
- Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez (1907–1995), American Catholic bishop
- Alfredo Milani (1924–2017), Italian motorcycle racer
- Alfredo del Mónaco (1938–2015), Venezuelan composer
- Alfredo Morales (soccer player, before 1970) ( El Harapos ; before 1970), Mexican soccer player
- Alfredo Morales (soccer player, 1990) (* 1990), German-American-Peruvian soccer player
- Alfredo Morales Cartaya (1947 / 1948–2010), Cuban politician
- Alfredo Gómez Morales (1908–1990), Argentine economist and politician
- Alfredo Moreno (* 1956), Chilean manager and politician
- Alfredo Niceforo (1876–1960), Italian sociologist and criminologist
- Alfredo Nobre da Costa (1923–1996), Portuguese politician and Prime Minister
- Alfredo Nock (* 1964), Swiss high wire artist
- Alfredo Ormando (1958–1998), Italian theologian, writer and gay activist
- Alfredo Ottaviani (1890–1979), Italian cardinal to the curia
- Alfredo Pacheco (1982-2015), Salvadoran football player
- Alfredo Pacini (1888–1967), Vatican diplomat
- Alfredo James Pacino (* 1940), better known as Al Pacino, American actor
- Alfredo Panella (* 1896; † unknown), Italian motorcycle racer
- Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908–1997), President of Guatemala
- Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (1951–2019), Spanish politician
- Alfredo Peri-Morosini (1862–1931), Swiss bishop
- Alfredo Perl (* 1965), Chilean pianist
- Alfredo Piàn (1912–1990), Argentine racing car driver
- Alfredo Piatti (1822–1901), Italian cello virtuoso and composer
- Alfredo Poveda (1926–1990), Ecuadorian military man
- Alfredo Poviña (1904–1986), Argentine sociologist
- Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), Mexican painter
- Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), Portuguese sea captain and politician
- Alfredo Rodríguez Mitoma (* 1964), former Mexican soccer player
- Alfredo Rojas (* 1937), Argentinian football player
- Alfredo Rosenmaier (* 1950), Austrian politician
- Alfredo Rossi y Rossi (* 1920), Argentine composer
- Alfredo Rugeles (* 1949), Venezuelan composer and conductor
- Alfredo de Sá Cardoso (1864–1950), Portuguese general and politician
- Alfredo Saint Jean (1926–1987), Argentine general
- Alfredo Salafia (1869–1933), Italian specialist in embalming
- Alfredo Viejo Sánchez , Mexican soccer player
- Alfredo "Al" Santos (* 1976), American actor and model
- Alfredo Vicente Scherer (1903–1996), Archbishop of Porto Alegre
- Alfredo Schlesinger (1900–1993), American historian
- Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster (1880–1954), Archbishop of Milan
- Alfredo Shahanga (* 1965), Tanzanian long-distance runner
- Alfredo Smaldini (1919–2010), Swiss clown and comedian
- Alfredo Stroessner (1912-2006), Paraguayan military and politician
- Alfredo Studer (* 1963), Swiss paraglider pilot
- Alfredo Tena (* 1956), Mexican soccer player
- Alfredo Torero (1930-2004), Peruvian anthropologist and linguist
- Alfredo Torres (* 1931), Mexican football player
- Alfredo Torres Romero (1922–1995), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Toluca
- Alfredo Zalce (1908-2003), Mexican artist
- Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861–1934), Cuban lawyer, politician and poet
- Alfredo Zitarrosa (1936–1989), Uruguayan singer, poet and journalist
See also
swell
- ↑ Elke Gerr: The large first name book. Humboldt-Taschenbuchverlag, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-581-66505-X , p. 61.
- ↑ Statistics on "Popular first names"
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